Nearly all animals maintain a large electrochemical gradient for Na+ across the plasma membrane. This gradient is generated by the Na+/K+ pump, which exports 3 Na+ and imports 2 K+ per ATP molecule hydrolyzed. The ...

At the national level, Texas is seen as a Republican powerhouse, a “solid red” state. Few recall that prior to the 1960s the Lone Star state was home to a Democratic majority. However, given changes to the Democrat platform ...